This installment follows Woody as he accidentally winds up in a box at a yard sale and is subsequently stolen from Andy's house by a toy collector. It should come as no surprise that the second entry into one of the most cherished film series would rank the highest-grossing comedy of 1999. Rounding out the '90s top-performing comedies is once again another entry from the highly praised Toy Story franchise. Related: 10 Classic Comedy Movies With Something to Say About Society Using data from IMDb, here are the highest-grossing comedy movies of the '90s.

Some of the top-earning comedies may be surprising while others may not be. Many comedies ranked high on the worldwide box office list each year of the '90s. Family comedies, action comedies, and rom-coms were all extremely popular during this time. The '90s in were great years for movies in general, with classic films such as Titanic and Jurassic Park making their debut, but it was also a particularly great decade for comedies. Then there are the comedies that are such massive hits with the public that the box office earnings reaped the benefits exponentially.Įach decade has seen its fair share of commercially successful comedy films. Even then, certain brands of humor may not click with all audiences.

There needs to be a blend of intelligent and comical writing in order for a comedy to truly succeed. Sometimes comedies focus too much on appearing intelligent that the jokes fall flat. Sometimes comedies focus too much on the quantity of jokes rather than the quality of jokes. It's difficult to make a comedy that resonates with audiences and provides genuine laughs while not coming across as unintelligent. A genre such as comedycan easily be a hit or a miss with audiences.

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